Garment presser



INVENroR Garfield, J/ Ecolmfwmds; l

6.1. EDMONDS.

GARMENT PRESSER.

FILED APR 4.1922

Patented Mar. i3, i923.

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GARMENT PBESSEB.

Application filed April 4,

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, GARFIELD J. EDMoNDs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful.improvements in yGarment Pressers, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates to garment pressers and it has more particularreference to devices of the kind which are intended to be clamped onfolded or creased garments to press the same. More specifically thisinvention has reference to what may be termed a combination supportingand creasing device for effecting the pressing of ltrousers and thelike.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the foregoingcharacter with which is combined a meansl that may be moistened withwater prior to inserting said meansbetween the two portions of a foldedgarment, more particularly mens trousers, so as to impart moisture tothe cloth which is intended to be creased, whilst being supported orheld supported either by the longitudinal edges of each trouser leg oralternatively by the cuffs at the bottom thereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel device of thecharacter hereinbefore described with which is associated a cuffcreasing means, said means being of a nature to crease the cuff portionsof a pair of trousers,whilst allowing the trousers to be suspendedthereby in a vertical position.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a device ofthe foregoing character which is so constructed that any ordinary styleor size of trousers he pressed thereby'.

Other objects reside in the provision cf a combination garment presserand hanger which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,highly efficient in use and with all a general improvement in the art towhich this invention relates.

With the foregoing and other objects in view. as will be more apparentfrom the following description, my invention consists essentially incertain novel features of con struction, combinations and arrangementsof parts hereinafter fully described and more specifically defined bythe appended claims,

In the further disclosure of the invention :Q -2 in the preceding anenlarged scale for a 1922. Serial No. 549,515.

reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawingsconstituting a part of this specification and in which like charactersof reference designate the same or correspondin' parts in all the views.

igure 1 is a side view in elevation illustrative of one practicalembodiment and application of my invention, the same being shown inassociated relation with a pair of trousers, the latter being indicatedin dotted outline.

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line figure and drawn to betterunderstanding of its component parts.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of one of the clamping members;and,

Figure 4 is a side view partly broken away and in section of that partof the invention which is particularly adapted for pressing and creasingthe cuffs of a pair of trousers.

Referring more particularly to the views the numerals 10 and 11designate longitudinal clamping members or leaves which arehingedlyconnected together by means of hinged plates 12, 13,appropriately secured to the clamping members or leaves by means of woodscrews or the like 14. A central dividing member or loose leaf isdesigned by the numeral 15, said separating leaf being adapted in use todivide the folded edges 16, 16 of the material to lbe pressed, such asthe legs.' of a pair of trousers. It is to be. particularly noted atthis point that the separating leaf15 is in no way connected to thedevice but is intended to serve as a moisture imparting element, and tothis end it should first be moistened or dampened with water prior toinsertion between the aforesaid legs 1 6,y 16 of a pair of trousers.

A clamping member or hinged plate 12 is fitted with a screw bolt 17hingedly pivoted thereto at 17 and the .movement thereof being limitedby stops 18, the aforesaid screw bolt 17 being adapted to extend throughand beyond the clamping plate or other hinged member 13; said screw bolt17 being also provided with a wing-nut 19 for exerting the necessarypressure 'to effect the proper creasing of the trouser legs. The upperportion of the clamping plate 13 is formed or fashioned with arectangular aperture 20 through which the tongue 20' provided at theextreme end of the L-shaped portion 12" s .the 'figolniand iiectin.

In the upper portion of the clamping plate 13 directly rbelow theAaperture 2O I provide or form what may be termed a key-hole slot 2l,said key-hole slot providing simple means whereby the wing-nut i9` maylbe passed there-through when pressure is removed and the ,screw :bolt17 .and wing-nut l? vare in the position as indicated by the dotted in.Figure 2; saidineans providii'ig `iforltlie*easy and quick o} 'e'n in'g`oi the device 'iiifthe direction indicated by the iarrgw zshown on ltheabove referred to ligure. to ,provide a simplejdev'ice which y A, Led'ifor Aclamping,attachment ytofthe enit portions `of 'la ypair 'olftrousersit `will behobvioits, that l'f willen'iploy an ,Lbbrevia-`atedfs`evctioii, s'uch asis shown igure 4: to, aneiilarged sc,ale..said section including thel n lclfainpi'ng members jorv leavesi l0, ,'11vand interposedsection,oigleajt l in thesaine vfina"'nner ashereinbetore described. With 'the exeeption that tliecential.dividing-mein ber l5 isin ,e intwosectionsQQ,23theobject beingto,eliminatepressiire oii'tliat part oi" the cull, "f'lnel i "the tfoaer'les foreurs. Simple means 'fii hanging l therebetween a lifai'lf'or,thandle24 whereby the device may -beflsupported .or 'hi'iii'glin avertical position. ini@ afstand bail ,Orr bandi@ ,2i has as two ends2,55`26fap-propfijiately bentat right an glesxand securely llittedinapertures 27, 28 provided for, theirwreception in the aforesaiddividing ,'seicti`-n's22, 23. v

,v Order to lprovide a4 simple means eby, 'thelv device ,may 'besuspended as shown in Figure, 1,'1 preferably .provide a hopl 28-fofrconnection intoa staple or other supporting means SQprovided for thepurpos'eiin a wjooclembatten 8l .or other appropriate. piece ofifurniture, wall or the like, where, it isdesired and convenient to supiport the, ,dairiesvQb'vioiisl'ytwo lsuch ,sections a and Z) areemployedfthe ,one ibeing adapted to crease L ',thejother the bfaclgof apair of trusers as shown in dottedoutline at c. .FIQ .the foregoingdescription and ex- 'amfiiia 'ioiirof the drawings the numerous ad-Whilehhave lshown andgdescribed a preyantages andsimple nature .ofimproved garmentypresser will be self-evident andit Awill bek perfectlyobvious that, the interposed leai" ,linay be ,covered its longitudinal`or other appropriate moismateriahbut I have found in that such coveringis not es- G'@ embodiment of my invention it is to.,loergelearlyunderstood Ithat the same is susv tion in the v'sh'ap.ceptiblef dstalledhanges as wellas variaypended in a pendant position.

y, tliecenter portion where lthe seam in and falsolto yprovide a i e and-pattern of the several co-related parts, and the rightv is herebyreserved to make such changes', variations land other combinations asfairly lie within the scope of the appended claims. y

Having described. my invention, what I claim as new and desire t0 secureby Letters Pat-ent -is i A l. A garment pressing device'including aVpair of elongated leaves between which the portions of the garment tobe creasedare placed, a separating leaf o'l" like configuration forinterposition between the folds of material during the creasingoperation, means hinging the elongated leavestogetlier, said meansincluding substantially L-shaped members secured to one of the elongatedleaves and having tongues engaging in the slottedl upper ends @tslightly bent members secured tothe opposed elongated leaf, means for'clamping thenelongated and Iinterp ed leavesjirmly together yinoperativegpiisi on, and 'meaiis whereby the device maybe sus- 2. Agarment Apressingdeviceincludingar 1 pair of elongated leaves betweenwhich the portions of the garment to be lc'reaseduare placed, a.separating leaf oflike c`oiili u` ra d tion for interposition betweenythe foldspf material yduring the creasing1v operation,

`means hing-ing the elongated leave'.si'together.`

said means including' substanti'ally` Lis'haped members securedv toeneof thegelongated leaves and'haying tongues engagingin the slotted upperendsIo slightlybent securedto the opposed elongated'leaf, for clampingtheelongatedfand -ii'iterposed leaves firmly together iiifopeijative,position, said means including screw lbolts liayingT- heads engaging theaforesaidy Lshaped` members, and wingmembers in loops stamped, from nutsfor cla1iiping",engagemen`t @n the :p-

posed slightly:I bent members, and ans whereby `the device may fbesuspended viii la pendant position. V v s i Ak garment pressing, deviceV4iiii'z'liidi,ng'- a pairf Of elongated leairembetvveeii which theportions of the garmeiitto,bejcreased are lplaced', aseparating leaf loflike edilyof material during 'the crefasingope'ration, means hinging theelongated leavestogetheig figuration `for interposition,betweenthe`folds said meansincluding screw lbolts.li' `a,v,ing T- heads engagingin, loops), stamped out from :the aforesaid L-shaped:members, wing-nutsfor4v lclamping .engagement, on the;

, VOpposed Siigilny been, members, `Said,slightly bait members having,lkeyhole slots,thejein for the passage of the wing-nuts Vto e ect thelisc Cil

:amable quick release of theI device, and means whereby the device maybe suspended in a pendant position.

4. A garment pressing de-vice including a pair of elongated leavesbetween which the portions of the garment to :be creased are placed, asepara-ting leaf of like configuration for interposition between thefolds of material during the creasing operation, means hinging theelongated leaves together, said means including substantially l..-shapedmembers secured to one of the elongated leaves and having tonguesengaging in the slotted upper ends of slightly bent members secured tothe op-posed elongated leaf, means for clamping the elongated andinterposed leaves firmly together in operative position, said meansincluding screw bolts having T- heads engaging in loops stamped out fromthe aforesaid L-shaped members, wing-nuts for clamping engagement on theopposed slightly bent members, said slightly bent members havingkey-hole slots therein for the passage of the wing-nuts to effect thequick release of the device, means for limiting the movement of theaforesaid screw bolts, and means whereby 'they device may be suspendedin a. pendant position.

5: A trouser presser comprising a plurality of pairs of elongated leavesbetween which the front and back portions of the trousers to be creasedare placed, separating leaves of like configuration interpose betweenthe folded edges of the legs of the trousers during the creasingoperation, means hinging the aligning pairs of elongated leavestogether, means for clamping the elongated and interposed registeringleaves firmly in operative position, means whereby the device may besuspended in a pendant position, and an auxiliary set of leaves ofsimilar nature for effecting the pressing'of the cuff portions at thebottom of a pair of trousers, the interposed leaf in the auxiliary setincluding opposed portions between which is pivoted a bail whereby thetrousers may be suspended bottom upwards in a pendant position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GARFIELD J. EDMONDS.

